Police are seeking information following a burglary at a shop in Plymouth's Albert Road. The offence happened on Friday August 18at the model shop when it is believed a man got in through a window at around midnight.

Among the items stolen was a three-foot galleon with sails, which was a display model used in the shop window. It was donated by a 75-year-old local man who painstakingly spent more than five years building the model.

The model galleon

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A police spokesman said: "The model is of sentimental value and anyone with any information on its whereabouts or who may have stolen it can contact police via 101@dc.police.uk or calling 101 quoting crime reference number CR/069816/17.

"Alternatively, the public can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting crime reference number CR/069816/17."